Two distinct waves ofKorean immigration to Hawaiihave occurred in the last century. The first cohort arrived inHawaiibetween 1903 and 1924; the second wave began in 1965. Link

2. Chinese Immigration to Hawaii

TheChinese in Hawaiʻiconstitute about 4.7% of the state's population, most of whom (75%) have ancestors fromZhongshaninGuangdong. This number does not include people of mixedChineseandHawaiiandescent. If all people with Chinese ancestry inHawaiʻi(including the Chinese-Hawaiians) are included, they form about 1/3 of Hawaii's entire population. Link

3. Japanese Immigration to Hawaii

TheJapanese in Hawaiiare one of the major and most influential ethnic groups inHawaii. At their height in 1920, they constituted 43% of Hawaii's population. Link

4. Puerto Rican Immigration to Hawaii

Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaiibegan whenPuerto Rico's sugar industry was devastated by twohurricanesin 1899. The devastation caused a world wide shortage in sugar and a huge demand for the product fromHawaii. Hawaiian sugar plantation owners began to recruit the jobless, but experienced, laborers in Puerto Rico. Link